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Old July 1, 2009   #1
rnewste
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Default The EarthTainer "Farm" July 1, 2009 Photo Update

I'll post an update once per month. Plants now growing towards (or out) of their 74 inch cages. Marianna's Peace now 7 ft. tall.




Marianna's Peace:





Bloody Butcher began with ripe fruit in early June. Taste was fair. Hege German was the first large beefsteak-type to ripen:





(Thank-you Suze):





Purple Haze F1:





Dona:





Black Krim:





Paul Robeson:





Another variety that I *thought* was Black Zebra does not appear to be so:





It came from seeds from the 2007 NORCATT at Wild Boar Farms event:





Can you identify it???





So far, it is the tastiest one of this early season.


The "New" Tomato-tone vs "Old" Tomato-tone trials on several plant pairs continues, with thew Old formulation clearly producing taller plants and on average, 20% more fruitset. My trials with mixing one bag of Old and one bag of New are showing promising results. Goose Creek (New on the left plant):





First crop of corn has been picked with moderate results. Ears were about 5" to 7" long. Legend, on the left, Seneca in the next 'Tainer, and the new crop of Honey Select Triple-sweet in the 2 right 'Tainers:





Just for fun, I measured the tassels in the right 'Tainers and they are 9 ft. 6 inches above the moisture barrier.


The Gotta Have-it is doing well again in the 'Tainers this season:





On several stalks I am seeing 2 ears per:





...and the Pepper plants are getting in stride with the warmer weather:





So far, so good. Moderate Powdery Leaf Mildew to contend with, but Exel LG seems to be keeping it under control.





Ray
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